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The Southern Territory recently secured two more organizing victories on May 21 and now represents workers at PAE in Texas and URS in North Carolina. The organizing wins were the 10th and 11th of 2015 for the Southern Territory.
Read moreIAM Local 1848 members on the picket line outside the Hudbay Minerals facility in Snow Lake, Manitoba. Global solidarity against a mining giant has stretched all the way from South Africa and Brazil to the IAM picket lines in Flin Flon, Manitoba. The 180 members of IAM Local 1848 were recently given two surprise boosts
Read moreIAM International President Tom Buffenbarger announced that Grand Lodge Representative Jim Reid will take over as Director of the IAM’s Safety and Health Department, effective June 1, 2015. “The IAM places an enormous amount of importance on safety and health training for our members, many of whom work in potentially dangerous work environments,” said Buffenbarger.
Read moreIAM Safety and Health Director Mike Flynn retired after over 42 years as a member, representative and staff member. Flynn’s retirement was effective June 1, 2015. “We all owe a debt of gratitude to Mike for a journeyman’s job serving as steward for the safety of our members,” said IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger. “Mike
Read moreHolding sign, from left: IAM Local S6 Vice President Rich Nolan, Hardings Chief Steward Rob Jacobs, Bath Chief Steward Don Bowen, and Local S6 President Jay Wadleigh. IAM Local S6 members flooded Washington Street in Bath, ME last week to march in solidarity for U.S. shipbuilding jobs. More than one thousand IAM members, family, other
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